Strategic Programmes Finance Analyst - Group

ENGINEERINGUK; Dartford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking international engineering company as a Strategic Programmes Finance Analyst. This role offers a unique opportunity to blend finance with innovation, supporting the launch of a global Strategic Programme Hub in the construction industry. You'll partner with senior leaders to manage financial processes, drive performance analysis, and provide insights for strategic decisions. With a commitment to inclusion and sustainability, this dynamic organization values your contributions and offers a supportive environment to thrive. Make your mark in a role that truly impacts the future of construction and engineering.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

Pension Schemes

Health and Wellbeing Programs

Virtual GP Services

Health Assessment for Age 50+

Phased Return to Work

Employee Assistance Programme

Extra Leave Purchase

Employee Discounts

Transport Allowance

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with strong business partnering experience.
• Experience in financial reporting and analysis in fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Manage financial reporting and forecasting for a new strategic hub.
• Analyze financial data to identify trends and support decision-making.

Skills

Business Partnering

Financial Analysis

Communication Skills

Cost Management

Capital Expenditure

Education

Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Python

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Strategic Programmes Finance Analyst - Group

View more categories View less categories Sector Finance and Accounts ,Project and Program Management Role Analyst Contract Type Fixed term Hours Full Time

Strategic Programmes Finance Analyst

Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract

Location: Dartford, Kent

Are you a qualified finance professional ready to shape the future of innovation in construction?

Join us as we launch a global Strategic Programme Hub supporting cutting-edge, innovative solutions used in the construction industry. As a Strategic Programmes Finance Analyst, you'll partner closely with our Technology & Innovation team, setting up financial processes, driving performance analysis, reporting, and helping shape key decisions.

What You'll Do:

• Set up and manage financial reporting, forecasting and governance for a new strategic hub
• Partner with senior leaders to support cost management, capital expenditure and business performance
• Analyse financial data to identify trends and opportunities
• Provide insights and models to support strategic decision-making
• Ensure alignment with our global teams (UK & Australia)

What You'll Bring:

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Strong business partnering, reporting and analysis experience
• Confident communicator across finance and non-finance teams
• Comfortable working in fast-paced, evolving environments
• Bonus: experience in construction, engineering or tech-led projects; Power BI/Excel/Python skills

This is your chance to combine finance with innovation and have real impact in a dynamic, global business.

Ready to make your mark? Apply now.

About us:

We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality - this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the 'Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.

We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email [e-mail]

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Company

We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

“As an engineering enterprise, Laing O'Rourke is committed to playing a vital role in building a stronger and more sustainable economy that benefits society in general.”

– Ray O’Rourke KBE, Chief Executive Officer

Our Origin Story:

Diversity & Inclusion:

Laing O'Rourke is committed to inclusion; an employer that maintains the highest standard of employment practice and one which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse society in which we live and work.

Laing O'Rourkebelieves that when we go to work, we should feel we are going to a place where we are accepted, understood and valued and that we should make others we work with feel this way too.

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION SUBCOMMITTEES

Laing O'Rourke have ten Diversity & Inclusion Subcommittees. The purpose of the diversity and inclusion sub-committees is to offer a safe and supportive environment to listen and share personal experiences and insights, as well as play a sympathetic role for each other.

The sub-committees help to drive education, events and initiatives across the organisation as well as help colleagues to understand their purpose.

Current subcommitteesinclude Dis-Ability, Carers, Ethnicity, Gender, Families that live abroad,LGBTQ+, Women & Menopause, & Working Families.

Support for Disabled Employees:

• LOR recruitment, HR Teams, Leadership and management have undertakendisability awareness trainingand are eager to provide an inclusive and accessibility experience to job applicants and new colleagues
• LOR Dis-ABILITY Subcommitteeis an Employee Network Group of colleagues passionate about disability inclusion. Its aims are to raise awareness and remove barriers around disability, neurodiversity and long term health conditions to support creating an inclusive and diverse workplace for everyone.
• Disability Confident Leaders– We are using the requirements of the government scheme to create an inclusive environment for disabled job applicants and existing colleagues.
• LOR are members of theBusiness Disability Forum, giving access to a wide range of resources and information. Our line managers have access to their best practice guides and confidential support line.
• LOR are partnering withEven Breakto have access to exemplary advice around disability inclusion.

Sustainability:

In April 2021 Laing O’Rourke announced new global sustainability targets. These include:

• To be a net zero company by 2050
• By 2033 to achieve equal gender balance across currently 5,500 international staff

Rewards andBenefits:

• Private Medical Insurance
• Pension – basic and enhanced schemes
• Health and Wellbeing
• Virtual GP
• Health Assessment (Age 50+)
• Phased return to work (80% of working week for 100% pay)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 5 days leave extra can be purchased
• Employee Discounts
• Allowances – car or transport allowance, depending on role/grade

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